#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #92 They'd been toiling for years; hustling on Tin Pan Alley, trying out looks and styles, playing at being sidemen, doing sessions. Then in 13 magical months from Jan 1971 to Jan '72 they became famous. Elt and Marc first, then old Pineapple-head, then Dave.

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Out this Friday: JOHNNY THUNDERS tribute dbl album feat Ramones, Johansen, Sylvain, G Matlock, W Deville, P Palladin, M Almond, Waterboys, many more. Our track is TAKING YOU UP AVENUE D, a wild ride thru the mean streets of Alphabet City circa 1978. Order here: cadizmerchstore.com/collections/...

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The #ChurchOfRockAndRoll #40 Gerard Malanga was aide-du-camp to Warhol, dancer with The Velvet Underground, photographer and poet. And he's still around, still writing. They say Jim Morrison stole his look and his penchant for leather trousers.

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#ChurchOfRockAndRoll #36 They were not alike perhaps, as characters, but each was a teen soul sensation at the 1965 moment of breakthrough - Wonder 15 with his first vocal smash Uptight (Everything's Alright); Marriott 17 with The Small Faces' Whatcha Gonna Do About It.

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Delighted that I will be appearing at Portsmouth Book Festival on Friday 6 March 2026 to talk about the 50th anniversary of Stiff Records and sign copies of my book about the label. Tickets go on sale on 6 January via the festival website. #portsmouth #pompey #bookfestival #stiffrecords #punk

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